Improved bureau-bedstead



w @anni i @film DEARK ARNAUD, (iF-BOSTON, .ivinssACHUsETTs Letters Patent o. 84,466,11ated December 1,1868.

IMPRCVED BUREAU-BEDSTE-AD.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DERK ARNAUD, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts,

' have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bureau-Bedsteads; and I do hereby declare that thefollowdng is a' full, clear, and exact description of the'c'onstruction and operation of the same, reference being had to the aecompanymg drawings, making a part of this specification,

My improvements consist- First, in hinging thedoor to which the. bedstead is attached, to the' side of the case, so that a folded bedstead can beswung out in the same manner that an ordinary house-door is opened, thus allowing the bed fto be entirely out of the ease, and one side of it, and at a light' angle with its front, as shown by the drawing, 'or it may lie in front of the ease, and parallel with it, or it may be folded' entirely back against the wall, if desired.4

The second part of my invention-consists in forming that portion of the case `above the portion which contains the bedstead, so that a portionV of it can be used for a draweror drawers, and the other portion for a box to contain washing-apparatus. This latter part has its ,top hinged in such a manner that it can be opened out, as-'shown inthe drawing, making it into a wash-stand.

The third part of my invention consists in providing 4the above-mentioned apparatus with a milror, which slides up and down in a box in the rear of the drawers, so thatwhen it is down, the top of the .frame forms the usualornamental back to the case,

In the said drawings- 'A represents the case.

B represents the bedstead.

O representsthe door.

D represents the drawer. l

E represents the box for washing-apparatus.

G represents the top of said box, which forms the wash-stand.

represents a shelf upon 'sai-d i door, to which the vbedstead is hinged,

the bedstead, and the bedstead thus have three parts instead of two, as shown.

I use a caster on the outer portion ofthe door O to take the weight om the hinges, and allow it to move easily over the oor. l

The door Oshould be hung with loose buts, so that, if required, it can be detached for ease of transportation. I

The mirror M, if-.light, can be held by springs, as 1n an ordinary car-window, but where heavy glass is used, it is best to hang it-with weights and pulleys.

It is believed that this piece of furniture, combining, as it does, a bedstead which can be opened out in'to almost any desired position, with drawers, wash-stand, and mirror, and being so arranged that it can be closed up in a small, compact form, will prove to be a valuable improvement upon those now made, andmeet the Wants of many persons .whose space is limited.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-ll 1. A foldingbedstead, hingedto the bottom', of the door of a case, when the side of the door is hinged to the case, so that the bedstead can be swung out to any angle, substantially as described.

2. The arrangement of the wash-stand G and box E with a bureau-bedstead, substantially as described.

3. The arrangement of the several par'ts, A, B, C, D, E, G, S, and M,.in one piece of furniture, substantially as described.

Witnesses:

OHAs. F. SLnnPnn, E. SHAOKF'ORD..

DERK ARNAUD. 

